City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
✂️ DOGE cuts trickle to private sector
July 1, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, neighbor! How's everyone faring with their new bus commute? I’m kind of rocking with my new route (the D6X), but I know not everyone is so lucky.
🚌 ICYMI: D.C.’s bus network underwent a major overhaul over the weekend. Here’s all the deets you need to know.
What's CITY Talking About?
Could Trayon White Get Expelled Again?
Ex-D.C. Council member Trayon White finally showed up to a Ward 8 candidates forum for the July 15 special election and got asked some tough questions. Meanwhile, the D.C. Council is preemptively preparing to expel White again should he win. [Washington Post 🔒/X]
Walkinshaw Cinches VA Democratic Primary
James Walkinshaw, Fairfax County Supervisor and former chief of staff to late Rep. Gerry Connolly, won the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s deeply blue 11th Congressional District. He will face Republican Stewart Whitson in the special election. [NBC]
DOGE Cuts Trickle To Private Sector
Job postings at federal contractors, including Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen, have fallen sharply due to DOGE-driven spending cuts. On average, there have been 15% fewer listings since January. [Axios]
Chuck Brown the Post Office
D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill to name a Brookland post office after famous go-go musician Chuck Brown. She said it would honor his legacy as a vocal advocate for D.C. statehood. [ABC7]
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Tuesday, July 1
- 🎺 Folk Music Midwest Tour 2025 (through July 8) at Rhizome DC (Takoma)
- 🦈 Terrific Movie Tuesdays: “Jaws” at Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library (Chevy Chase)
- 🧘 Yogalates with Kaya at Eaton DC (Downtown)
- 🇺🇸 Profs & Pints DC: America's Birth Certificate at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
- 🤗 Earthflow DC at Benjamin Banneker Park (Southwest)
- 🖼️ Visionaries in Art: Exploring Black Creativity & Expression at Anacostia Community Museum (Anacostia)
Wednesday, July 2
- 🎤 The Comedy Gym Open Mic at Aurora Market (Park View)
- 📚 Lost City Books Summer Salon at the Line DC (Adams Morgan)
- 🤗 Pitch-a-Friend at The Admiral (Dupont)
- ⚾ Wordplay Wednesday: Baseball Edition at Planet Word (Downtown)
- 💬 Moments of Truth: Community Conversation at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library (Penn Quarter)
- 🎉 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (through July 7) on the National Mall
- 🥁 Welcome to a Native Place at the National Museum of the American Indian (National Mall)
- ⚖️ 2025 Supreme Court Term in Review at Georgetown University (Georgetown)
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Fourth of July Rides
Head’s up, the Fourth of July wrapped trains and buses are here! Also, D.C. public transit will be free on July 4 after 5 p.m.
Free · 5 days a week